• Updated input 'nixpkgs': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/b2cf36f43f9ef2ded5711b30b1f393ac423d8f72' (2024-04-10) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/51651a540816273b67bc4dedea2d37d116c5f7fe' (2024-04-11) • Updated input 'nixpkgs-unstable': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/f173d0881eff3b21ebb29a2ef8bedbc106c86ea5' (2024-04-11) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/a0c9e3aee1000ac2bfb0e5b98c94c946a5d180a9' (2024-04-12)
nix-config
This repo stores nix to manage my machines running NixOS and macOS.
The configuration is very specific to my own machines and setup, but it may be a useful reference for anyone else learning or experimenting with nix, whether it be on a personal workstation or a server environment.
Setup
on macOS: install the latest unstable nix from https://github.com/numtide/nix-unstable-installer (for nix flakes), and nix-darwin: https://github.com/LnL7/nix-darwin
Recipes are stored in a justfile. just is required.
To run a rebuild:
just rebuild
Update
To update nixpkgs defined in flake.nix, run:
just update
If there are updates, they should be reflected in flake.lock.
Rollback
To rollback to the previous generation:
just rollback
Garbage collection
To cleanup previous files, run nix garbage collection:
just clean
Pre-commit hooks
Pre-commit hooks are automatically activated when direnv is installed.